Life 1984

Chapter 102: Help from noble people [asking for first order]

Li Yunhai took a deep breath, stepped forward, and said in a neither humble nor condescending manner: "Hello, I am the manager here."

The leader was a fat man. He first looked around the entire store, then looked at Li Yunhai, and asked with slight surprise: "Are you the manager? Which unit's sales department are you from?"

Li Yunhai answered truthfully: "We are private and I am self-employed."

The fat man let out a whoop and shouted exaggeratedly: "Self-employed? Making such a big show? What a guy!"

A man wearing glasses next to him asked: "Are all the people here employees of the shop?"

Li Yunhai is very cautious and knows that he must be extremely careful when talking to such law enforcement officers. Every sentence may be a trap. If he answers casually, he may fall into a conversation trap.

"No." Li Yunhai first used a negative sentence and then explained, "Most of the people here are my friends and they are here to congratulate me. As you can see, my small shop just opened for business today."

A middle-aged woman who still retains her charm asked: "How many people did you invite?"

When Li Yunhai saw that the other party was insisting on the number of employees, he knew that they were here to investigate and collect evidence. He turned around and went to the cashier, took out six employment contracts and handed them to the other party to read.

"I hired six people, and each of them signed a labor contract." Li Yunhai knew how to make money by being friendly, so he said as calmly as possible, "Including myself, there are now a total of seven people working in the store."

The middle-aged woman took the labor contract, flipped through it page by page, and asked who they were?

Li Yunhai called Peng Dianzi, Liu Yan, Wang Lili, Zhang Jun, Zhang Jie, and Ma Yubo over one by one and introduced them to each other.

Six employees, plus Li Yunhai, a total of seven people.

No matter how you calculate it, it does not violate the relevant regulations of no more than seven employees.

The bespectacled man pointed at Lin Zhi, who was standing next to the cashier, and asked, "What about her? Is she not an employee?"

Lin Zhi chuckled and said, "I'm not! I have a workplace, I work in the workers' art troupe. Do you need to see my work permit? What exactly are you checking? Doesn't this delay others' work?"

The bespectacled man glanced at her thoughtfully, as if she seemed familiar, but he couldn't remember who she was.

But the middle-aged woman said very seriously: "Bring me your work permit!"

This is embarrassing!

Fortunately, Lin Zhi carries her work permit with her. These days, her work permit is like the ID card of later generations. Later, her mobile phone is as important as it is used in many places, so most people take their work permit with them when they go out.

Lin Zhi took out her work ID card and showed it to the other party: "If you still have any questions, you can call my unit for verification."

The middle-aged woman returned the certificate to Lin Zhi and looked at the others: "Where are these people? Are they all here to congratulate them?"

Lin Zhi is a person who is not afraid of trouble and said loudly: "I'm telling you, Sihai Store only hired six people. The others all have jobs and are here to congratulate their friends! You still want to check one by one? Don't you? Is it annoying?"

The middle-aged woman looked like you owe me 500 million, and said coldly: "We must find out what our responsibilities are! There are so many people in your store, how do I know if you are employees? The relevant regulations are clearly written. Individual economic employees cannot exceed seven people! This is the red line! If anyone dares to exceed it, we will arrest him! We will fine him money and close his shop!"

Li Yunhai was frightened when he heard this.

It was the first time he opened a store in this era and the first time he recruited so many people.

He had even been lucky before, thinking that such a regulation was simply unreasonable, or that even if it was exceeded, it would probably be no big deal.

Who knew that on the first day of opening, someone came to teach him a lesson.

Fortunately, after he learned about this rule, he strictly implemented it and did not invite one more person.

Shen Xiulan, Lin Xin, Liu Jie, Zhou Yushan, Chen Jing, Ding Qiang, Sun Lei and others all have work units and carry their IDs with them.

Moreover, these people's units are all different. Some are from the Commercial Bureau, some are from the Youth Palace, and some are from the police station!
After looking at it, the bespectacled man muttered: "This self-employed person has a pretty wide network of connections! He knows everyone!"

Li Yunhai couldn't tell how he felt when he saw the other party checking his friends' work certificates one by one, just like checking ID cards in bars in later generations.

But he had no choice but to cooperate with the other party's actions.

The people brought by Shi Wentao are all from Huacheng, and they all have companies or units.

When they came to Xizhou this time, they planned to stay for a day or two longer, so they all carried work certificates or business trip certificates with them.

The middle-aged woman and the man with glasses checked everyone's certificates one by one and found that except for Li Yunhai, everyone else did have work certificates.

In this way, it would be impossible for them to rectify Li Yunhai from the point of excessive employees.

The middle-aged woman seemed very reluctant, but there was no eighth person in the store who didn't have a work permit.

She slowly scanned the entire store and finally found a thorn in her side. She asked in a deep voice, "Where is the business license? Have you applied for it? If so, why not hang it in a conspicuous place?"

This is really scary!
Li Yunhai was well prepared. He took out the receipt for applying for a business license, handed it over, and said, "I applied for a business license a month ago, but it hasn't been issued yet."

The middle-aged woman glanced at the receipt and snorted coldly: "Then why didn't you wait for the business license to be issued before opening the business? Don't you know that it is illegal to do so?"

Chen Jing coughed lightly, took a step forward, and said, "As for this comrade, the law is nothing more than a favor. He has already applied for a business license, but it has not been issued yet. His store opened first, and there are no violations." It’s a place, right? The regulations clearly state that when applying for a self-employed business license, you must have a lease contract for the business premises. If business law enforcement is not enforced, he will keep this place empty and not operate? Isn’t this unreasonable!”

The middle-aged woman had just seen Chen Jing's work permit and knew that she was from the police station. She did not dare to be angry with her and said: "I don't care about this. I only check the self-employed business license. If not, then you can close the business first and wait until you get it." Open the door again!"

Lin Zhi couldn't stand listening anymore and reasoned with her: "Comrade, you are being a bit unreasonable! The rules are dead, but people are alive! When you come out for inspection, you must have your temperature, right?"

She is really not afraid of trouble, and dares to retaliate against anyone she catches: "Besides, the business license is handled by your industrial and commercial office. Now there are clear regulations that you must complete the approval and issuance of the self-employed license within one month. Can you please do this? Are you here yet? If you want to violate the regulations, you must have violated them first, right? If you want to be held accountable, I think you must be held accountable first!"

The middle-aged woman hooted twice, pointed at Lin Zhi and said, "Oh, you, a lesbian, are really sharp-tongued! Do you still dare to hold us accountable? You are an actor in a cultural troupe, do you have this ability?" "

Lin Zhi curled her lips arrogantly: "I don't have this ability, I can find someone! There is always someone in charge of you, right? You also have this free time on Sunday to go out and check, why not go to the office to work overtime and open the business earlier? Once the license is issued, isn’t it much better than what you are doing here to investigate things?”

Li Yunhai secretly marveled, thinking that only Lin Zhi dared to say such a thing!

Zhou Yushan watched from the side and couldn't help but smile. He already knew Lin Zhi's identity, so he was not worried at all. As long as Lin Zhi was here, no matter who came today, they would have nothing to do with Li Yunhai!

The middle-aged woman was so angry at Lin Zhi's words that she lost her temper, stamped her feet, and said with a livid face: "Okay! You still dare to accuse me? You should go find someone else! I want to take a look. , how capable you are! I act according to the rules! Even if the Emperor comes today, I will check your IDs!"

This is a bit unreasonable.

Those who come are not good, and those who are good will not come!
If Li Yunhai opened such a large office equipment store on Wuyi Road, he would definitely touch other people's cakes. Otherwise, why would so many people come to check this and that this Sunday?

This is obviously for Sihai Store.

Lin Zhi was not afraid of making matters worse and continued to argue with the middle-aged woman.

The two pointed at each other, neither giving in to each other.

Li Yunhai walked up to Chen Jing and whispered: "Sister Chen, do you have any friends in the Industrial and Commercial Office? Can you ask him if the business license for my store has been obtained, but it has not been issued yet?"

Chen Jing hummed and said, "Well, I'll go out for a while. Don't worry, just keep your business open. I'll see who dares to close your shop!"

Li Yunhai took out his motorcycle key and put it in her hand: "Ride my car."

Chen Jing took the key, nodded, and left quickly.

Li Yunhai asked the middle-aged woman and others to sit down, and then ordered Wang Lili and Chen Jie to bring tea.

Lin Zhi is also a person with a temper. She really wants to call her father and ask Lin Zhenbang to comment on this theory!

Li Yunhai could tell that among these people, the middle-aged woman was the most principled and the most sincere.

Although the other gay men had cold faces, they didn't say much.

Li Yunhai explained to them that he had started applying for a business license in July. In the meantime, he had changed his address due to the relocation of the store, so he had to apply for a new business license, but it has been a month since then.

He tried to stall for time and tried to persuade the other party with his sharp tongue.

Li Yunhai had thought before that someone would come to check his ID, so he also prepared red envelopes, gifts and other items.

He took out a few copies and even said that you have worked hard, even on holidays, and are still working outside. Our store has opened, and we have prepared a few small gifts. Everyone who comes to the store today will have one.

Of course this is just talk, how can everyone share it?

The man with glasses looked at the fat man and saw that the fat man had accepted the gift, so he also reached out to accept it.

The middle-aged woman didn't answer.

Li Yunhai chuckled and placed the gift bag next to her.

After a while, Chen Jing came back. She took a business license and said to Li Yunhai with a smile: "The business license you applied for has been applied for, but it is in the Industrial and Commercial Office and has not been issued yet."

Li Yunhai was overjoyed. He took the business license and read it carefully before showing it to the middle-aged woman: "Comrade, look, I have the business license."

The middle-aged woman bit her lip, as if she could no longer find an excuse to make trouble.

She glanced at the business license and said with a business-like expression: "You need to hang it in a prominent position! People can see it as soon as they enter the door!"

Li Yunhai smiled and said: "I will definitely do it. I framed the frame and hung it behind the cashier."

Zhou Yushan suddenly stepped forward and whispered a few words to the bespectacled man.

The bespectacled man suddenly understood. He leaned close to the woman's ear, covered her mouth with his hand, and whispered: "I seem to recognize that girl. She is the daughter of Comrade Lin Zhenbang of the Provincial Department. Here, she is an actor from the art troupe."

The middle-aged woman groaned, her face changed, and she asked in shock: "Is it true?"

The man with glasses said firmly: "I won't admit my mistake. Think about it, if someone dares to open such a large store without a little backstage, can it be done?" The middle-aged woman exclaimed: "Then we will be flooded with water. To the Dragon King Temple?”

The man with glasses pushed up the frame on the bridge of his nose and said, "Just stop it when you're ready! We can't control this matter."

The middle-aged woman hummed and said to Li Yunhai: "Okay, we are here today mainly to check your relevant documents. The purpose is also to urge you self-employed to carry out business work in an orderly manner in accordance with the law. Since your documents are complete, we will I won’t disturb your business anymore!”

Before she got up, she picked up the gift beside her.

Li Yunhai sent them away with a smile.

When he turned around, his face became extremely heavy.

Today, without the help of these two noble people, Lin Zhi and Chen Jing, it is still unknown whether this store could have successfully opened.

After such a delay, the time came to about one o'clock noon.

Li Yunhai expressed his apology to the guests, and then invited everyone to eat in Yulou East.

Yuloudong was founded in 1904. It is the only "National Super Restaurant" and "Top Ten Restaurants in the Country" in Xizhou. It is the only "little giant enterprise" among catering companies in Xizhou. It is a century-old restaurant with a long-standing reputation and a good reputation in Sanxiang. .

Li Yunhai booked several banquet tables here, and each table ordered more than a dozen delicious dishes.

Kaiping Chaibaoyu, Haired Beef Baiye, Braised Pork Pork with Sauce, Dragon Boat Carrying Treasures, Maojia Braised Pork, Dongting Turtle and Lamb, Goldfish Playing with Lotus, etc. are all the signature dishes of the restaurant.

The wine is Moutai, five bottles per table.

The drink is orange soda.

Each guest is given a pack of lovebird cigarettes. This cigarette is a specialty of the province and was particularly popular in the 80s. It costs two yuan and sixty cents a pack. It uses red as the background color, and the lovebirds flying side by side are set off against the background, which is quite impressive. of joy.

This level of banquet was definitely considered high-end treatment in Xizhou at that time.

Li Yunhai raised his glass and gave everyone a toast.

Most of the people present were young people, only Zhou Yushan was older. He picked up the cup and said with a smile: "Today is a great day for Comrade Li Yunhai to open his new store. Let's toast him together!"

Li Yunhai was indeed happy today. Although there was a slight incident, it did not affect his good mood.

How can life be as fulfilling as one wishes? You must know that the sun and the moon are both cloudy and sunny.

Encountering difficulties is a common occurrence in life, and being able to solve them is a happy event in the world!

Li Yunhai raised his glass, clinked it with everyone again, drank it in one gulp, and then said a few words, nothing more than thanking everyone for coming, thanking everyone for supporting my work in the past, and treating everyone to a good meal and a good drink.

Polite words are also social and worldly.

Lin Zhi was very good at persuading people to drink. This was related to her upbringing. She attended many banquets with her parents and was immersed in them, so she naturally learned to deal with such social situations.

Shen Xiulan's performance is very ordinary. She is Xiaojiabiyu. She rarely attends high-end banquets and rarely interacts with outsiders. In addition, her knowledge is limited, so she can't talk to many topics.

Zhou Yushan is a good person. After three rounds of drinking, he found out the details of Liu Jie, Lin Xin, Chen Jing and others.

He was secretly surprised, this Li Yunhai was so lucky!I actually know so many people in Xizhou.

Although the people who came today are all younger generations.

But what these young people represent are the parents behind them.

You must know that this is a formal opening ceremony. In this circle, sometimes it may be easier to invite the leaders themselves, but it is more difficult to ask their children to attend the reception.

Li Yunhai can get along with Lin Zhi, Liu Jie and others, which shows how powerful he is.

Zhou Yushan had a little more speculation and speculation about Li Yunhai's energy.

This meal was a feast for the guests and the host, and they drank heartily.

After dinner, Liu Jie, Lin Xin, Chen Jing, Zhou Yushan, Ding Qiang and others dispersed.

Lin Zhi and Shen Xiulan went to the store to help.

Li Yunhai still has something very important to do, which is to settle accounts with Shi Wentao.

This time Shi Wentao sent him 500 computers and two trucks of used copy machines.

500 computers were purchased for 1700 yuan each, and the total price reached 85 yuan.

This is the largest batch of goods that Li Yunhai has ever purchased in his business career.

Li Yunhai wanted to withdraw 85 in cash and settle with Shi Wentao.

Before, after he called Shi Wentao, he found the four major banks and made an appointment to withdraw money.

If everything goes well, he will be able to withdraw the money today and tomorrow.

Li Yunhai invited brother and sister Shi Wentao to his residence and made tea for them.

"Master Shi, can you get a brand new computer?" Li Yunhai brought up old matters again.

Shi Wentao smiled slightly: "What's this? You can definitely get it."

Li Yunhai knew the huge profits involved.

A brand new IBM computer only sells for about 1800 US dollars in the United States. According to the exchange rate of 1.7 at the time, the total price is about 3060 yuan.

However, it is very difficult to import computers. It is basically difficult for private individuals to obtain import approval documents.

In the 80s, my country's foreign exchange reserves were not large, and there was no foreign exchange in private hands.

In other words, Li Yunhai has almost no chance of getting an IBM computer through formal channels.

A brand-new computer costs 3060 yuan, and can be sold for 2 yuan in Xiangjiang, and at least 4 yuan in mainland China!
This is the most profitable business, more profitable than refurbishing second-hand copiers.

No wonder those famous companies in Zhongguancun were able to earn hundreds of millions of dollars in a short period of time!
Li Yunhai now sells second-hand computers for only 4000 yuan each. Although he makes a lot of money, it is still far behind compared to new machines.

Shi Wentao has a lot of magical powers, and he has many ways to get goods from overseas and then transport them to the mainland through special channels.

But for Shi Wentao, the risk of making new machines is higher than that of second-hand machines.

Computers sold in the United States for RMB 3060 will definitely have a very low price after they are eliminated, maybe only a few hundred yuan per computer.Shi Wentao wholesaled it to Li Yunhai at a price of 1700 yuan, and he could earn a price difference of more than 1000 yuan for each unit.

A brand-new computer is six or seven times more expensive, requires a huge amount of capital, and increases the risk of sea transportation. It is safer to sell second-hand goods.

Li Yunhai wants to win!
He and Shi Wentao discussed whether they could buy a new batch of computers?
Shi Wentao said no problem, how many units do you want?I can find a way to get it for you.

Li Yunhai asked him, how much does it cost to buy a brand new computer?
Shi Wentao knocked the ashes from his cigarette and said with a smile that although a computer only sells for 3060 yuan in the United States.But it requires shipping, and I have to make a profit from it, so the price of each unit is at least 5000 yuan.

He added that it would take more than [-] units for me to make this order.

Li Yunhai did some calculations and found that 200 brand-new computers would cost 100 million yuan!

He doesn't have that much money in hand now, and he has to wait until the goods are sold before he can get the goods.

Shi Wenyin had been listening to their discussion and now said: "Mr. Li, the price of a brand-new computer is high, and the profit per unit is large, but the sales are small. Therefore, the demand for funds is particularly large. If your sales cannot keep up, If you do, it will be easy to keep a large amount of funds in the warehouse. Please be sure to understand this."

Shi Wentao nodded and said: "My sister is right, that's why we don't make brand-new computers. Brand-new computers can be purchased through formal channels in China. If your price is too high, others will definitely give priority to state-owned enterprises. Cooperate. If the price is too low, you won’t make much.”

Li Yunhai nodded calmly, knowing that they were willing to tell him this because they were really thinking about him and treating him as a friend.

Shi Wenyin took a sip of tea and said in a gentle tone: "Mr. Li, if you have sales, you can purchase the goods. In this transaction, we are guaranteed to make a profit without losing any money. We bring the goods back from abroad and sell them again. We give it to you. What we earn is the middleman’s price difference. But you need to sell each one one by one. If the sales cycle is too long, it will not be good for you."

Li Yunhai smiled and said: "I understand! Thank you both for clarifying my doubts. To be honest, I don't have any more funds to purchase goods now. When one day I have money and sales, I will come to you again. How are you?"

Shi Wentao said: "This is the best."

Li Yunhai asked: "For example, if I place an order with you today, how long will it take for you to deliver the goods to Xizhou?"

Shi Wentao thought for a while and said: "It will take at least a month. So if you need goods, you must tell us in advance. Shipping by sea is very time-consuming. Our second-hand computers are shipped from Dongyang, Taiwan, Xiangjiang and other places It’s shipped here, so it’s faster.”

Li Yunhai felt that one month was too long. Even if he could get the order, after such a long time, the day lilies would be cold.

He also discussed with Shi Wentao whether it could be shipped from Xiangjiang, Taiwan, Dongyang and other regions to shorten the time to get the goods.

Shi Wentao smiled and said: "Mr. Li, then we can only find someone else to get the goods, and the price will be higher. So let's talk about this when you really need the goods. What do you think?"

After Li Yunhai understood it clearly, he said okay, let's go get the money now and settle the payment first.

There was a knock on the door.

Li Yunhai stood up and opened the door and saw Peng Dianzi standing outside.

Peng Dianzi said loudly: "Li Yunhai, come to the store quickly!"

Seeing his hurried and angry look, Li Yunhai thought that someone else was coming to cause trouble, so his face darkened.

　In the past two months, I have been doing both.So I didn’t save the manuscript, so I rushed out a chapter, a [-]-word chapter, and I’m begging for monthly votes!

　　
　
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